Both countries, however, need to give details on how they wish to participate, Stoltenberg said.

Twenty-seven nations have committed to increasing troop numbers in the structure of the Resolute Support Mission in the coming months, TOLO News quoted the NATO chief, as saying.

Hailing, the growing war capabilities of the Afghan Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF), the NATO Secretary General said conventional Afghan security forces have prevented the Taliban from taking provincial capitals this fighting season.

"In addition, NATO allies and partners will continue to provide USD one billion a year to the defence and security forces (of Afghanistan) until at least 2020," he added.

New York [USA], May 24 (ANI): An underwater robot submarine has recently discovered a 310-year-old Spanish galleon ship at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea, carrying a wealth of gold, silver and emeralds that could be worth USD 17 billion.

New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): India and Netherlands on Thursday called for Indo-Dutch water cooperation as the promoted waste to wealth approach to solid waste and waste water in the Uttar Pradesh's Hindon Basin.

New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to travel to Indonesia and Singapore from May 29 to June 2 on official visit, confirmed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Washington DC [United States], May 24 (ANI): A United States-based advocacy group representing various ethnic minorities of Pakistan has formed a joint platform 'South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation' against what they alleged as the massive human rights violation by security forces and ruling

Pyongyang [North Korea], May 24 (ANI): North Korea said on Thursday that it carried out the demolition of its Punggye-ri nuclear test site in a series of "huge" explosions at a ceremony watched by international journalists.